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ATA College

El Cajon, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·atacollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
89%
Enrollment
80
peer median 204
Avg net price
$20,906
+$163 vs Community College
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ATA College, formerly known as Advanced Training Associates, is a private college in El Cajon, California. ATA College is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE) and approved by the Bureau of Private Post-Secondary Education. The institute is also approved to participate in Federal financial aid programs by the Department of Education for students who qualify. The school provides training to the military and has been a Department of Defense contractor for vocational education since 1996. Tuition Assistance and Veterans Benefits can be used at ATA College. The institute is an approved training center by the Fiber Optic Association.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
89%
Full-time retention
91%

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,636
$30–48k$20,131
$48–75k$21,796
$75–110k$27,026
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$20,906
+$163vs Community College median $20,743
Federal loans
63.6%

Academic programs at ATA College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs9
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

20 total
01Health Professions
1890.0%
02Engineering Tech
15.0%
03Security/Protective
15.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
80
12-mo unduplicated
117
Undergraduate
117
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
44%52
Women
56%65

Race / ethnicity composition

White
37.7%
Hispanic
31.1%
Black
22.6%
Asian
4.7%
Two or more
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.9%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1

ATA College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions ATA College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectATA College
89%80$20,906Community College
Asher College
649$16,924Community College
Brookline College-Tucson
218$20,788Community College
Career Technical Institute
232$19,920Community College
CBT Technology Institute-Main Campus
508$17,872Community College
ETI Technical College of Niles
179$13,775Community College
International Business College-Indianapolis
75.2%123$14,989Community College
Lansdale School of Business
93$24,539Community College
Laurel Business Institute
76.9%518$10,086Community College
Laurel Technical Institute
85.3%163$9,139Community College
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia
1,258$29,997Community College
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park
1,539$24,334Community College
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown
628$36,307Community College
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute
556Community College
Miller-Motte College-Charleston
9Community College
Miller-Motte College-Columbus
190$21,407Community College
Miller-Motte College-Conway
3$21,736Community College
Miller-Motte College-McCann-Monroe
8$20,440Community College
New Castle School of Trades
100.0%700$6,981Community College
Peloton College
61$17,372Community College
Ross College-Canton
785$32,097Community College
Southern Technical College
550$24,026
Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois
20$20,698Community College
Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg
31$23,919Community College
Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh
18$20,789Community College
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury
25$22,625Community College
West Virginia Junior College-Charleston
394$11,856Community College
YTI Career Institute-York
69.2%642$17,758Community College
Peer group median89%76.9%204$20,743

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

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